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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch first Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability

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A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to support the Starlink 7-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission also includes the first six satellites that will be used for the company’s direct-to-cell service. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is looking to rebound from a week of scuttled launches with a Falcon 9 launch from California. The …

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Live Coverage: Falcon 9 to follow Falcon Heavy in launch doubleheader

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A Falcon 9 stands ready for launch with 23 Starlink satellites on pad 40. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is planning a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Monday night, less than three hours after the scheduled launch of a Falcon Heavy from nearby pad 39A. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites …

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Live coverage: SpaceX to send 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on 90th Falcon launch of 2023

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File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is preparing to hit another milestone with its late Wednesday night Starlink mission launch. The flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station will mark the company’s 90th orbital launch in 2023 and its 280th Falcon 9 launch to date. …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission

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File photo a a Falcon 9 prior to a Starlink satellite delivery mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX continues with a busy weekend as it prepares to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late Saturday night. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is targeting 11:00 p.m. EST (0400 UTC). If the company …

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Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California

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File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX will make another attempt to launch a Falcon 9 from the West Coast with a batch of 22 Starlink satellites at 10:33 p.m. PST Sunday (1:33 a.m. EST / 0633 UTC Monday). Early Sunday …

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Capitol Hill budget battle may limit initial funding of some National Security Space Launch missions

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A ULA Vulcan rocket during a testing campaign (left) and a Falcon Heavy rocket at liftoff (right). Both launch vehicles were tapped to launch National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions during the fifth and final ordering year procurement by the U.S. Space Systems Command. Images: ULA, SpaceX The U.S. Space Systems Command revealed the details …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

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Updated: California launch slips. SpaceX is planning a Starlink delivery mission from Cape Canaveral Tuesday night, the first of two planned Falcon 9 launches in less than 48 hours. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for 11:01 p.m. EST (0401 UTC). Near-perfect weather is forecast for the launch of 23 more satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink …

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SpaceX poised for ‘mid-November’ launch of second Starship test flight

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Aerial view of the fully stacked Starship vehicle at Starbase, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2023. Image: SpaceX. More than half a year after its first flight, SpaceX believes it’s on the cusp of getting to launch its Starship rocket for a second time. On Friday afternoon, the company updated its website to announce that the …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites

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File photo of SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral earlier this year. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX is gearing up to launch 23 more satellites for its Starlink internet service from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, its second Falcon 9 launch of the day. Liftoff from pad 40 is scheduled for …

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Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California

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File photo of SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral earlier this year. Credit: SpaceX The first of two Falcon 9 missions SpaceX is planning for Sunday will carry into orbit the largest batch of second-generation Starlink satellites to be launched from the West Coast. It will be the …

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